A desperate young unmarried woman leaves her newborn on the rectory doorstep as the church is robbed. Both the child and a chalice disappear. Seven years later a shelter for neighborhood children is threatened and Elvira and Willy set out to help.

FROM AMAZON: All of Alvirah's deductive powers and Willy's world-class common sense are called upon as the two stumble into a Christmas mystery. A woman abandons her newborn at a Manhattan church. Simultaneously, a thief is absconding with a treasured artifact, a chalice adorned with a star-shaped diamond. To elude police, he grabs the stroller and disappears. Seven years later, the mother returns to the scene and finds Alvirah and Willy helping neighborhood kids prepare for a Christmas pageant at an after-school shelter. Soon the savvy sleuths set out to solve the puzzle of the missing child and chalice—and to unmask scam artists threatening to shut down the shelter.

Serviceable Christmas mystery featuring several plot elements, including an abandoned baby, a stolen chalice, and a old lady who loves her soap operas, that all get resolved neatly at the end. Despite the subtitle, if you are looking for real suspense, you won't find it here. ( )

This is a sweet Christmas mystery, actually a double mystery. It's charming with the innocence of the children in the after-school program as they prepare their Christmas pageant. There's tension and sadness in hearing about the life of a concert violinist's internal strife and then the bad guys seem to have no redeeming qualities. What more could you hope for...redemption? Isn't that the perfect Christmas idea?! I do so enjoy these Christmas mysteries of Mary Higgins Clark. ( )

Una joven soltera abandona a su bebé dentro de un cohcecito en la puerta de una iglesia de Manhattan, mientras un hombre está dentro robando un valioso cáliz. El ladrón se lleva también el cochecito. Siete años más tarde, una serie de pistas aparentemente inconexas llevarán a la detective aficionada Alvirah y su marido Willy a desentrañar el dramático enigma.

A Christmas suspense story that involves a missing abandoned baby and a stolen chalice from the church. Years later everything that happened resurfaces and Alvirah and Willy solve mystery.